Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-07-09
MANCHESTER NEWS
RIGULAR MEETING LAST HIGHT OF
THE CITY COUNCIL.
Mr. Perdue Reelected President Coun
Gilman, Police Commissioners, and
other officers Elected, &c.

Tho Manchester City Council met
last night in regular monthly session.
At the first calling of the roll there
was no quorum present, but several
members came in, and when the roll
was called second time, at S:2G, the
following members responded to their
names: Messrs. J. Il. Perdue, William
Walsh, J. I. Bradley. John z. Hew
lett, Robert Harris, Z. ". Weisiger,
and John O'Brien.
THE wATER-TROUGH.
The minutes of the preceding regI
lar and adjourned meetings were read
Mr.. Bradley called attention to the
fact that he. at former meeting, had
upon the reading Of o communication
from Messrs Augustine Roy III & Co.
asking that the water-trOugh be moved
frolA in front OF their office, moved
that the Committee on Hydrauts be
directed to have it placed in
front Of the market, whereas
the minutes showed that the letter was
only referred to the committee He
stated in this connection that the trough
had been placed under the hydrant
at the side Of the market that he
thought it should be placed in front OF
the market on Hull street. instead OF
allowing it TO remain on Ninth street,
which is not paved.
PRESIDENT ELECTED.
The Chair stated that the first busi-
ness in order was the organization oi
the Council for the next year, and that
the election of president was the first
thing TO he done.
Mr. Bradley nominated Mr.. Per1ue,
and lie was unanimously reelected.
POLICE STATISTICS.
The report of the Chief of Police for
the month of June, which was received
and flcd, showed the force to be in
proper order, and that during the month
the following arrests were made and
cases disposed of in the Mayors Court
Felony, / misdemeanor, II; ordi-
nance violations, II. Total, 32.
FROM COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Bradley stated that the Street
Committee, of which he is chairman,
had not held any meeting during the
month, but presented the report Of the
Engineer showing what work was done
during the month, the cost of which
was SlC04j.
The Finance Committee recommend
ed the payne ent OF large number OF
bills for current expenses. The com
mittee also reported that the necessary
steps had been taken to issue the
SEQ, ,OG0 o. 6 per cent. bonds to be sub
stitutcd for the same amount OF s.
maturing the lst of September, and
that Mossrs. Warren ! Quarlcs had
been appointed the city's financial
agents in the transaction. The report
was adopted.
SANITARY
A communication was read from Nr.
G.. A. Peple, secretary Of the Board OF
Health, calling gattention to tho fact that
tEere exist two vacancies in the board,
created by the removal from our city
OF MCssrs. j. II. Foster and +. Morri-
sette, members from the First and
Fourth wards respectively = also ask
ing that the board be authorized t.
purchase lime, &c, to be uscd as dis
iniectants. This request was granted.
THEY WANT 4 LIGHT.
Councilman Hewlett INTRODUCED q
resolution providing that a lamp be
placed in front of the church at the
corner Of Twentieth and Decatur
streets. Referred to the Committee on
Light, with instructions to act.
FRAME BUILDINGS.
A petition was read from Mr.. Sasusl
II. Fulliam asking 10 he permitted to
erect on the west side Of Fifteenth
street between Maury and Everett
eight frame dwelling-houses OF one
story, to be covered with tin, to be
built in four double te1ements with
alleys Of three 10 five feet between each
two double tenements. lie calls stten.
tion to the fact that the remainder OF
this square aud most of Sixteenth street,
in that section, is built up with similar
structures, most OF which are owned
and occupied by colored people.
Mr.. Bradley said he presumed the
paper would be referred to > commit
tee if so, he hoped it would be care
fully looked into. He had been in the
Council for several years and this was
something new to him. Why had Mr..
Pulliim coHe to the Council at this
late day asking permission to build
when he and others had been build
ing without any permit whatever Mr..
Pullism has Just built several frame
houses on Seventh street near the Free
bridge, which can do the city no good
and him no credit. Gentlemen from
Richn ond had inquired who he'd them
built. and expressed surprise that the
city allowed anybody to place such
common, cheap, and uAsightly struc-
lures on ono Of the principal streets OF
the city.
Nj. Walsh supplemented what had
been said by Mr.. Bradley by adding
that in the rear of the buildings on
Seventh street Mr. Pulliam has had
built to front toward the Danville shops
as many little one-story, crsmped
houses. which are nuisance, and which,